Basics• Internet based assessment programme for assessing reading, writing,
mathematics, including tracking numeracy project data
• Track test results over time against ‘live’ national norms
• Easily generated reports for programming
• Easily sorted and grouped class /school results
• Easily sorted for whole school reporting and tracking
• Where to next learning steps linked to online content - TKI
• Accessible by parents offsite too view reports
• Will be linked to national standards - Could be used for national testing !
So what's new from version 4 ?• No Paper
• Live Norms
• Live content
• User code for life
• More ability to compare ongoing data results
• Offsite login for parents
• Intelligent tests
• Test length from 12 minutes to 90
• Computer marking – Group marking facility
• Children can sit tests at anytime of the day – offsite???
Test Types
Individual Reports
Console
Individual Curriculum Levels
Individual Tabular Report
Group Reports
Group Console and Console Comparison
Can be any filter of students
Group Tabular - Manipulative
Reporting to parents
OnlineVisual
ImmediateParents can access where to next steps
Setting achievement targets
Individual
Group / Whole School
Students self assessment
Over time individual and group comparison
To be developed
Will track all results from primary through secondary
What do you need to set up?
Prepared for what the results tell you as access is very public
Prepared for a lot of PD with children on how to work the programme
Teachers will need a lot of assistance initially
Good, fast and reliable internet
It will frustrate you and you will wonder why you started but once imbedded it will be invaluable